Spring is here and there are no excuses now for not getting out your atlatl and darts!
This weekend, travel to Waverly, NY and the annual Earthday Gathering at the EMC Club on Route 34 in Waverly. The event will be held Apr. 22, 23, and 24 with ISACs each day at 1 p.m. For further information contact: Jack Rowe at 570-888-8258 or Dennis Lantz at 570-358-3000.
Thunderbird Atlatl will be at several events in May and June. On June 30, we will be offering an atlatl making workshop at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30. The next day, July 1, participants will be able to test out their new equpment at an atlatl competition. The workshop fee covers an atlatl and three darts. Pre-registration is required.
For further information contact:
Marie C. Yarborough
Programs Coordinator
Abbe Museum
PO Box 286, 26 Mount Desert St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
tel: 207-288-3519
fax: 207-288-8979
www.abbemuseum.org
We’re back from Florida with lots of stories to tell. Now, we’re waiting for spring to come to the Northeast and are looking forward to atlatl contests and seeing all our fellow atlatlists at events. Check out the WAA web page for upcoming events in your area. The Tyoga Atlatl Association will host its annual Earth Day event in April. We’re setting up our summer and fall schedule. At this point, we have scheduled events in Maine, Maryland and New York State for June. We will also be at the Pennsic Wars and the Stonetool Technology Show in August. In September, we will be in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Thunderbird Atlatl will be at two shows in Florida the last two weekends of February. The first show is the Dade City Knap-In Feb. 18 to 20 in Dade City, Florida. The location is the Withlacoochee River Park, 4.7 miles east of Dade City. There is a $20 fee for camping and a Saturday night dinner. For information contact Dave or Betty at 727-856-7506.
The second show is the Paynes Prairie Knap-In & Primitive Arts Festival, Feb. 25, 26 & 27. This is the 8th annual Knap-In and Primitive Arts Festival at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. For more information check out www.prairiefriends.org or call the park office at 352-466-4944.
If you’re at a show, check out Thunderbird’s new Flax Scutching and Spinning Kit!
Our new year started off sadly with the death of close friend and atlatlist Wendell Adams in Kentucky. Wendell was instrumental in reviving hunting and fishing with the atlatl. We will all miss this great friend.
A new atlatl site has been launched! Check out the new site at this link:
We wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a very Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing many of you in the new year. We thank everyone who visited this site this year and invite you to check it out in the coming months as we make changes. Happy New Year!
